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Psalms 38:13
“But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָקַשׁnâqash · naw-kash'
H5367 · Hebrew
H5367 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- catch (lay a) snare.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְנַקְשׁ֤וּ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 12:301 Samuel 28:9Psalms 9:17Psalms 109:11
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָקַשׁ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.